DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Government & Military
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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IT systems in southern Italy back online after data center outage
The regional government ruled out a cyberattack
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Poland’s National Data Processing Center receives EU funding grant
The data center network has received PLN 1.56 billion ($401m) from the European Funds for Digital Development program
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Enetron Park announces zoning approval for 250MW data center in Pyhäjoki, Finland, despite local government denial
Announcement at odds with government decision
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European Space Agency taps OVHcloud and CGI for Earth observation system
Digital EO will provide Earth observation data to scientists, public bodies, businesses, and citizens
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Traysar and Armada team up for underground AI infrastructure
Terminus will bring critical infrastructure below the Earth's surface
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Russian drones enter into Moldovan airspace, collides with comms tower
After the collision the drone exploded
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Virginia bans data center NDAs as part of new digital infrastructure framework
Governor Spanberger introduces range of measures including AI task force
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Balearic Islands launches new data center for critical government systems
The facility is integrated with a regional government data center in Sant Pere
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Finland to abandon first-come, first-served grid connections, dropping data centers down the queue
Draft amendment looks at reallocating priority based on four groupings
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Russian drones strike Ukrainian telcos and data center operators as part of targeted attacks
Kyivstar's HQ in Kyiv was struck in latest attack on capital
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Thailand set to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October - report
Expected to classify data centers with a capacity of more than 100MW hyperscale facilities
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DOE unveils $1.9bn in funding for 31 grid upgrade projects to speed data center connections
Expected to unlock 23GW of additional capacity on the grid
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Victoria, Australia, proposes rules requiring data centers to secure own renewable energy supply
Alongside several other provisions to prevent cost shifting and excessive water use
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Australian Senate calls for nationalized Triple Zero service following several high-profile outages
Telstra operates the system that connects Australian phone calls to 000
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California governor signs seven-bill package targeting data center energy and water use
Seeks to shield ratepayers from bearing the cost associated with data center buildout
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Abbott halts new Texas data center permits pending ERCOT audit
ERCOT claims the audit will be completed by December
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Virginia’s Loudoun County board votes to pause new data center applications
County introduces 12-month moratorium in data center hotspot
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Brazil's President Lula signs ReData data center bill into law
The bill was passed by the Senate in September
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Russia claims strikes on De Novo data center in Kyiv, Ukraine
Strikes were part of a wider infrastructure attack
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Politicians in Scotland set to vote on national data center moratorium
Would put a pause on projects of 50MW and up
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Pentagon in talks to loan Fluidstack $5bn - report
Money would come from Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital
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Amid data center public backlash, Yvette Eden Ruiz joins OpenAI’s Community Engagement team from JPMorgan
As data centers become an issue for the midterms, OpenAI looks to change the message
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DISA launches tender for $21.6bn JWCC contracts
Cloud providers have until October 6 to submit bids
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Parallel Works and CoreWeave partner on cloud platform for DARPA
Jointly develop managed AI and HPC platform for the NODES program
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Ivory Coast targets launch of first state-owned data center in 2027
Will be backed by US Export-Import Bank
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Moscow bans cryptomining until end of 2032, citing power concerns
Cryptocurrency mining consumes approximately 1GW of power in Moscow alone
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California lawmakers pass data center ratepayer protection bills, send to governor for approval
If passed, the legislation would create separate electricity tariffs for large data centers
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India mulls removal of legacy Chinese telecoms kit - report
Could India become the latest market to rip and replace Chinese telecoms equipment?